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Composition of gunpowder is :

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S + Charcoal + KNO3
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S + Coke + KNO3
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S + Coal + KNO3
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all of the above
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Solution

The correct option is B S + Charcoal + KNO3
Gun powder contains nitre (KNO3), sulphur and charcoal. Charcoal and sulphur act as fuel while nitre is used as an oxygen provider.

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